MUZAFFARGARH: A 17-year-old girl who was poisoned allegedly by her parents and brother for her love marriage on Friday died in hospital on Saturday. The police arrested the deceased’s parents while her brother fled.

Anam Ateeq married Wahid Hussain against the will of her family in Bet Uttara a few days back. Her parents convinced her to come back to them for a formal wedding function.

On Friday, her parents Ateeq Ahmad and Bushra and her brother poisoned her and she passed out. At this Wahid alerted the Karam Dad Qureshi police which shifted Anam to hospital and arrested Ateeq and Bushra. She died on Saturday. Regional Police Officer Mohammad Faisal Rana took notice of the case and directed the police to arrest suspects.

Newspaper: Dawn